Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6708 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-08-13
• Rating: Universal, suitable for all
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 97 minutes

DVD Description
Warner Home Video commemorates the 30th anniversary of "The King’s" passing with a collector’s Limited Edition 11-Disc box set and four Special Edition and Deluxe DVD releases, one of which is the classic film Jailhouse Rock.

In this 1957 box-office hit, Elvis Presley plays Vince Everett, jailed for manslaughter after a bar fight. While banged up "in the house", Vince learns to belt out tunes and after being paroled, follows a bumpy road to music and movie success. For this Deluxe Edition, the film is digitally re-mastered with exceptional sound and includes bonus features.

Synopsis
After learning to play guitar and sing during a stint in the slammer, a minor-league punk kid becomes a rock star, with a little help from a beautiful agent. But the pressures of fame wear him down. Considered by many to be Elvis Presley's best film because of its eerie narrative prescience, noirish setting, and quality songs, especially the poolside performance of ‘You're So Square’.

Customer Reviews

The rockiest of them all
This is a damn good movie in its own right. Moodily shot in black and white with Elvis making a good job of playing the sullen Vince Everet. The Jailhouse Rock sequance is superbly handled and the entire movie smokes. Brilliant.